When it comes to single-use plastic bags, the disposal issue is becoming less about whether they are recycled and more about what some cities are doing to reduce their existence in the first place. If you live in a city near a body of water, it’s…

How do you know when you are about to have an encounter with a Climate Fatalist?Watch for the cues in body language — the slumped shoulders, the deep sigh as you broach the topic, the audible gasp of air leaving the body.And then the words: “It is soooo complicated. It seems so impossibly difficult to get everyone in the world — all people, all industry — to dramatically reduce their carbon emissions.”